Minority Report (2015)

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 21, 2015
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 87 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 38 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 87
  3. Negative: 26 out of 87

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  1. SwarleyStinson
    Sep 30, 2015
    5
    The pilot was pretty good but by episode 2 it's already lived up to expectations and become another bland procedural, with a Sci-fi element that does nothing to change the same basic formula.
  2. EludiumQ36
    Oct 17, 2015
    5
    "Minority Report" was a fantastic film/movie and I was really excited to see its TV adaptation, but gahd how disappointing! Maybe if a top production team from HBO or FX did it, it'd be much better, but network TV never fails to once again fumble a promising property. And welcome to post-LOST TV where new shows - Minority Report, Limitless, Blindspot - hide a series-long mystery that they"Minority Report" was a fantastic film/movie and I was really excited to see its TV adaptation, but gahd how disappointing! Maybe if a top production team from HBO or FX did it, it'd be much better, but network TV never fails to once again fumble a promising property. And welcome to post-LOST TV where new shows - Minority Report, Limitless, Blindspot - hide a series-long mystery that they slow-drip you through with each episode with maybe a minor payoff in each season finale. I find myself FF'ing through most eps till the final scene where they throw a bone of a clue to the underlying mystery, saves me a lot of unnecessary watch time. I'm just not convinced I want to follow shows this way long term.… Expand
  3. LinaBug
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    Though Minority Report starts with a network-note heavy pilot, the show picks up speed and launches into a compelling narrative full of interesting characters. The world building of the year 2065 is fantastic, balancing the history that is now, the rules of the film, and predictions of our own future based on data and trends. Lead, Detective Vega (Meagan Good) starts off guarded because ofThough Minority Report starts with a network-note heavy pilot, the show picks up speed and launches into a compelling narrative full of interesting characters. The world building of the year 2065 is fantastic, balancing the history that is now, the rules of the film, and predictions of our own future based on data and trends. Lead, Detective Vega (Meagan Good) starts off guarded because of her back story, but as the episodes progress you see her gradually open up and let people past her protective shell. The show is rich with subtext and the writing is layered. I think, once you get past the pilot, they made the right choices with nearly every aspect of their story telling. It's worth sticking with and watching all the episodes.… Expand
  4. daddyhalo
    Nov 20, 2015
    10
    I hope the people in charge read this. Good shows need TRULY loyal fans. Do you get married after the first date? No, For The kind of fans that can knock this one out of the park, you need to give the fans a chance to fall in love with the show and its characters. You got a winner here. You just need to promote it right and to allow the fans to fall in love with the show. Come on, Look atI hope the people in charge read this. Good shows need TRULY loyal fans. Do you get married after the first date? No, For The kind of fans that can knock this one out of the park, you need to give the fans a chance to fall in love with the show and its characters. You got a winner here. You just need to promote it right and to allow the fans to fall in love with the show. Come on, Look at history. the show CHEERS was almost cancelled after each of its first two seasons. Then on season three the ratings start going up. By the 4th it was a hit. "Those who do not learn from history's mistakes are destined to repeat them".… Expand
  5. uconnmikey
    Oct 6, 2015
    3
    Casting might be the most important part to a hit TV show. More than the plot line, more than stunning visual effects, more than exotic locations, fast paced action scenes, or star-studded cameos. Good casting makes the audience care for the well-being of the characters, helps us connect to the story, believe the actors in their respective roles, and root for the good guys....

    Which is    Casting might be the most important part to a hit TV show. More than the plot line, more than stunning visual effects, more than exotic locations, fast paced action scenes, or star-studded cameos. Good casting makes the audience care for the well-being of the characters, helps us connect to the story, believe the actors in their respective roles, and root for the good guys....

    Which is why, when this show is cancelled in about 2 weeks and the producers are looking for someone to blame...target the Casting Director.

    To be fair, these are solid actors who would be successful in roles that suited them. However, the show does nothing to make me care for, or even like, any of the main characters. The result: I can't connect to the larger plot line, I don't care what happens next...so I turn it off.    … Expand
  6. TheKavehJ
    Sep 26, 2015
    0
    Couldn't even get past 20 minutes of this show. Bored out of my mind, and they should just stick with the movie, instead of making this awful TV show.
  7. quincytheodore
    Sep 22, 2015
    5
    Presentation benefits from flashy visual, but the cast and use of premise are apprehensively weak.

    Compared to recent surge of sci-fi series, Minority Report is looking more refined with clearly better production. However, this doesn't have the same thrilling spirit from Tom Cruise's action thriller. The precognition concept has been reduced to typical paranormal investigation like that    Presentation benefits from flashy visual, but the cast and use of premise are apprehensively weak.

    Compared to recent surge of sci-fi series, Minority Report is looking more refined with clearly better production. However, this doesn't have the same thrilling spirit from Tom Cruise's action thriller. The precognition concept has been reduced to typical paranormal investigation like that of Tru Calling or first season of Heroes. In fact, this may have had more buzz if it aired a decade ago.

    If you're not familiar with the source, or understandably forget the story, the show opens with brief narrative about the movie. In near future authority used precog system by plugging three siblings into a machine, a mix between psychic and technology to determine crime before it happened. Unfortunately, Tom Cruise proved that it had flaws and the project was scratched.

    One of the siblings, Dash (Stark Sands) now leads a normal witness protection life, but he still has the clairvoyance gift. With the help of a female police officer Lara Vega (Meagan Good) he helps solve crime in a rather timid sci-fi crime drama. The cast is leaning towards light comedy than thriller, which is perhaps intentionally made to suit the series.

    The problem is the two leads don't mesh together well. Stark Sands has the quirky savant look, but he doesn't possess the on-screen presence for a capable lead. Flash and Mr. Robot have intelligent character that work for them, sadly that's not the case here. Meegan Good is attractive for the lead female, but she's an odd choice for tough female role. While she does look fit, it doesn't translate to serious femme fatale personality.

    Its change to more humorous tone is different from the futuristic noir of the movie, it's not bad and probably better to accommodate TV series. It does rely too much on casual cop spectacle, yet doesn't really have the draw or chemistry such as Castle. Not to mention the use of psychic is getting old, the foreshadowing gimmick feels like a puzzle played too many times.

    The presentation is impeccable though. It's obvious that the show invests a lot on making the world looks brightly inviting. The details for gadgetry, environment and investigation are splendid. This world definitely could work for foundation for TV series, although the narrative and characters are not as intriguing.    … Expand
  8. Chinspinner
    Sep 29, 2015
    5
    An interesting premise turned into yet another procedural; with even the unique "precrime" selling point watered down to insignificance. There was an engaging and thought provoking series that could have stemmed from the film, but this is not it.
  9. Chelsey90
    Sep 25, 2015
    8
    So lately I find myself on my phone or iPad whilst watching shows as they tend to bore me halfway through, not with minority report. It interested me, Hopefully it stays that way.
  10. Edac2
    Sep 27, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If this show were set in the present, would it be any better? The answer is no, and tarting up a poorly written story with unimaginative future tech doesn't make it better. And I really wanted to like Minority Report, especially with Continuum almost over, but I think I'm done after the first episode. The real killer for me was the "holographic" phone which turned out to be an image projected onto an air-filled bag that deflated into a large suitcase when the call was over. What the hell! Are you supposed to lug that suitcase around every time you want to call someone? The scary surveillance spiders of the movie are now flying balls that look just like the golden snitch from the Harry Potter films. Later, I think the producers got confused with homing pigeons when they used no-longer-extinct passenger pigeons to spread poison gas at a rally. Also, there are no driver-less cars in this future, and they still ride the Washington Metro. I think we're going to see some early cancellations at Fox this season, and Minority Report will be one of the first.… Expand
  11. Jericho9
    Oct 29, 2015
    4
    This show had so much potential but it seems like anytime a scifi show is released the writers and directors purposely kill it.

    Who the heck cast the roles for this show? The characters/actors are not right for this show at all. The only one who does a reasonably good job is the lead actress. Whoever hired these actors should be fired.
  12. Kunrya
    Sep 22, 2015
    7
    Good, not great, but it has potential. I hope it gets a chance to develop so we can see where it goes. I like that the show is taking the approach of focusing on the Precogs and showing what they've become, but I really hope it doesn't turn into a case-of-the-week type format.
  13. costabrandao
    Oct 1, 2015
    10
    This episode 2 have a history in spiral.... still cannot say whether positive or negative. I think the chacacter Vega requires greater attention dramatica to counterbalance the character Dash still still shallow...
  14. BogKid
    Sep 22, 2015
    4
    I am glad that I did not see the movie “Minority Report” enabling me to assess this new TV series on its own merits. Unfortunately, the show seems to me to have very few merits.

    First watching this show is a little like watching an exercise video – with dialog. Absolutely everything is done by computer and by wildly waving your arms and twisting your wrists. It’s a little like the    I am glad that I did not see the movie “Minority Report” enabling me to assess this new TV series on its own merits. Unfortunately, the show seems to me to have very few merits.

    First watching this show is a little like watching an exercise video – with dialog. Absolutely everything is done by computer and by wildly waving your arms and twisting your wrists. It’s a little like the whole world is an iPhone and your fingers just aren’t long enough to move everything around.

    The first show has a truly juvenile plot coupled with hackneyed writing and pretty generally stiff acting. Sorry cast. You need more work, or maybe you just need a new Director. Somewhere along the line, someone has said, “We need more cowbell, no, no, more special effects.” And more special effects are what “Minority Report” gives you. More than you need or, hopefully, more than you want.

    All in all, the show is a mish-mosh. Not entirely boring, but not very interesting either.    … Expand
  15. brentwshelton1
    Sep 22, 2015
    7
    I hate it when people say this but really around 6.5 is a good score for the first episode - but I gave it a 7 because It has good potential to develop further and be quite good - for me it seems like a good replacement for last season's 'Almost Human'. I will agree with others that the actors seem a little wooden with each other and there is a bit of clunky dialogue I thought the actingI hate it when people say this but really around 6.5 is a good score for the first episode - but I gave it a 7 because It has good potential to develop further and be quite good - for me it seems like a good replacement for last season's 'Almost Human'. I will agree with others that the actors seem a little wooden with each other and there is a bit of clunky dialogue I thought the acting was was best when just Dash (Stark Sands) and Lara (Meagan Good) were interacting with each other. Also, quite honestly found the Will Blake character to be extremely annoying (way too much of an irritating, pretty boy actor was cast). That being said, I actually enjoyed it over all and liked the CGI/special effects used to represent futuristic police investigation tools. I liked the hint of what the underlying, connecting story thread will be that was given at the closing of the pilot so we know there will be more than just a case of the week format. Hopefully they keep developing it further. I'll definitely keep watching though!… Expand
  16. Knighthawk81
    Sep 22, 2015
    6
    I was dubious of this show because of the concept and the ripped from a movie nature of the story. I didn't think it would work. However, I found the pilot more enjoyable than the second season premier of "Gotham," and a bit of a pleasant surprise. Will it be a great show? No. But it might be a watchable show.
  17. DemonSoul
    Sep 25, 2015
    7
    Poignant episode. Despite being beautiful, Meagan Good breaks the mold and brings the script and the police officer she plays to life, while the pre-cog opposite her exudes compassion for his fellow human with a dangerous for himself but uncanny drive to save people, unlike his more calculating siblings. Technology on display rivaled the artistic and inspiring creativity and believabilityPoignant episode. Despite being beautiful, Meagan Good breaks the mold and brings the script and the police officer she plays to life, while the pre-cog opposite her exudes compassion for his fellow human with a dangerous for himself but uncanny drive to save people, unlike his more calculating siblings. Technology on display rivaled the artistic and inspiring creativity and believability of the original which even to this day surpasses almost every movie about the future. A must see, can't miss show of the season.… Expand
  18. debbie13410
    Oct 10, 2015
    3
    Don't the people who make this watch it before it airs. Same with the people who buy it. I don't know how to describe bad but I know when I see it and I saw a lot of it in episode 1.
  19. metaguest
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    The show is overall okay, but angry that the lead lady cop's boobs are always hanging half out. Really???? Making female authority figures look totally unprofessional really stinks.
  20. martinex
    Oct 13, 2015
    5
    Megan Goode is not doing herself any favors with her forays into television so far (see Mr. Robinson). This show reminds me of a bad episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Let's hope the future looks more interesting than this crap.
  21. imhellspawn1
    Oct 7, 2015
    3
    Minority Report is a ok show but defintely does not deserve a 3 after seeing the commercials i thought this show could deserve a perfect 7 or 8 but after 2 episodes i got compeltely lost and confused on where this show goes.
  22. pardogato
    Oct 6, 2015
    2
    The major flaw if this series is the totally diluted (and lost) debate regarding the ethics of law enforcement. While the original film questions the existence of free will, this Minority Report series eliminates all possible debate and is your standard cop series with a touch of conveniently placed psychic powers. Such an awful and cheap approach.
  23. PipeC
    Apr 29, 2016
    7
    "It will be a stormy progress in the beginning, but the end meets the expectations raised"

    This "Minority Report" Review contains spoilers. In the year 2040, the world is literally led by technology. But interestingly, it has evidenced the increase in killings in the city, so a group of people call to one scientist to create a program called "pre-crime". So a group of three little    "It will be a stormy progress in the beginning, but the end meets the expectations raised"

    This "Minority Report" Review contains spoilers.

    In the year 2040, the world is literally led by technology. But interestingly, it has evidenced the increase in killings in the city, so a group of people call to one scientist to create a program called "pre-crime". So a group of three little guys is necessary to be the "precogs". What are the precogs? They are those who can see the future, Dash can see fragments of the killing, Arthur knows the names of possible victims and Agatha feels what the victim feels. Both are confined to a milk bath to keep the city safe. But when pre-crime closed, they have been free and hidden, until now.

    Once they were free, Dash tries to hide his gifts and is forced to contact Vega because he never manages to get in time before the murder occurs. Lara Vega (Meagan Good) is an excellent police of the DIA that is under the care of her boss Will Blake (Wilmer Valderrama), an eccentric, but noble man who subsequently will help Vega.

    I can assure you that this is not only special effects. When you entrust to a series, you have to endure its lazy and horrible episodes, but is too satisfying to know the entire process of the series to be a good show. And this is the case of "Minority Report" in which at first sight looks difficult but after half of season, road is more pleasant. This does not mean that the series has no visual effects, has them but the series focuses more on another path.

    On the cinematography side, half of the series is by Barry Donlevy. We should not wait big shots or anything like, "Minority Report" relies on its own history to create a good presentation. In terms of photography, it is acceptable. Sometimes, it is surprising with truly majestic angles that enhance the beauty of a scene and create a visual paradise only with being in an enclosed area. As for soundtrack of the series, also you will not wait anything surprise. Even, they do a good job with the atmosphere, the music is not a big factor here.

    The cast is less favourable to the series. The characters are delicately made as all the other series, but initially the climate feels cold and chemistry and passion among the main actors do not take shape. As the show progresses, the character development is exponential and only with a little patience, you'll see all the beauty that is hidden in superficial performances in the start.

    "Minority Report" is the best series I've seen in aspects of the sci-fi genre. Because not only is it concentrated in show explosions, ships and many special effects, also cares about have a good main plot, which engage audiences to also connect with the subplots. At first I thought that the series was going to be boring by many terms and unfamiliar words, but after the first five episodes, the emotion is born. Fox will not give green light to a second season, depending on the affirmed, but, with a single season is quite sufficient.    … Expand
  24. abrowngal
    Oct 21, 2015
    7
    It is something different in a good way that is rare these days. The concept takes a little to get into but you will not get lost in the story line. I hope it makes to season 2. If it were set on a different day and time it will likely thrive. No smut which is great since that is the story line with most shows now-a-days. Given a chance it will be a good show.
  25. Shinaya5
    Oct 24, 2015
    10
    The pilot have been good for all the episode I have watch so far. The casting member that been pick to play the roles in this show I think are great choices. I think it all around a great show so hopeful it will be a season two in the future.
  26. shirleyah
    Nov 27, 2015
    8
    The first episode was not really great, although the more I stuck with it the more I liked it to the point where now I feel super disappointed if it was to be canceled. I think people need to give it a chance, sci-fi shows don't always hit the ground running, they often need time to develop and 10 ten episodes is not enough to establish the world they are trying to create. That doesn'tThe first episode was not really great, although the more I stuck with it the more I liked it to the point where now I feel super disappointed if it was to be canceled. I think people need to give it a chance, sci-fi shows don't always hit the ground running, they often need time to develop and 10 ten episodes is not enough to establish the world they are trying to create. That doesn't mean somethings don't need to change, but that doesn't mean it should be canceled or at least not give it a chance.… Expand

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Spencer Kornhaber
    Sep 25, 2015
    40
    The show itself, while existing in a sleek future of advanced technology, is a bit clunky. It hews to the most obvious tropes of case-of-the-week shows about oddball visionaries partnered with law-and-order sharpshooters, and in the first hour at least, doesn’t pay its audience much respect when it comes to the plausibility of dialogue, character motivations, or the security procedures at a mental institution for former future-convicts.
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  2. Slate
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Sep 21, 2015
    40
    Minority Report disappoints because, in its first episode at least, it is uninterested in the very idea that enlivened the film: that precrime could be wrong.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Sep 21, 2015
    40
    Besides Sands's performance as Dash, a likably frazzled ingenue who hurls himself bravely into action but has no physical skills to speak of, the production design is the best (maybe only) reason to watch Minority Report.
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